St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-09-21
ON CHURCHILL DOWNS.
Some SpIendidly Contested Races
at the Louisville Meeting.

at the Louisville Meeting.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Sept. 20.-The sec
Ond day of the fall sport at Churchill
Downs was all that could be desired by
the admirers of Kentucky's great
product = the thoroughbreds. The
weather was superb and the racing fine,
the different purses being hotly con-
tested by large fields. The attendance
was as large, if not larger than upon
the first day. The track, while not fast,
was in prime condition, there being but
little dust. The time was excellent,
and especially in the st. Leger and
the mile and the five furlong dashes.
The st. Leger 1.-TWO niles was heralded
as the event of the day, and it fulfilled
all expectations so far as the time and
interest was concerned. LibrettO, the
winner of the Latonia derby was stout
favorite, while MOntrose, who secured the
Kentucky derby last spring sold shortly
before the race at book odds of to l.
PrOcraStinatOr was not much thought
Of. MontroSe never appeared in better
form, and won handlly by three lengths,
after an exciting neck and neck run for
a mile and three-quarters, Libretto
being plainly out of the race at the last
turn into the stretch, though he was
urged with the lash to the wire. Mont
roses victory to-day in the time, and
on slow track places him right up with
the best of them. The short ones cap
tured three of the five events. An
accident occurred at the track this
morning by which two horses were
killed. One was Capt. James Franklin'S
three-year-old, Carter, and the other
sorrel two-year-old, named Fenyan, the
property of Col. Phillips, of Mason
county, Kentucky. Their horses col
lided during their exercising. Their
riders escaped unhurt almost mifacu-
lousy.
jockeys and weights were as follows: Jim
Gray, Covington, I13: Derochment, Barnes,
81; Nellie G, Hathaway, 100; Longalight
". Jones, ITO; Poteen, Stoval 103i Walker,
stock, Finnegan, 95; Vallesia, Cooper, Jos;
Dad, Alph Hunt 113; Pat Donayon, Boyd,
103; Florimore, johnson, 1O5; Fannie
Staruss. Lawrence, 81; Estrella, Stepe, Us.
more and Jim Gray, 81 each; field, 80
Poteen led off, with Estrella second to good
start. Fannie Strauss led up the back
stretch. At the three-quarters they punched.
at the sixteenth pole, the former winning by
length, Estrella finishing second, length
ahead of Derochment. Time, 1.43a4.
Second race, three fourths of mile, selling
1uara Evans, Murray, 81; Brac-a Ban, Hath
away, 100; Tamborette, Boyd, %; Eva K,
Walker, 50; Gleham, Fishban, LOG; Mime
sofa, Steel, 81; Blaze Ban, Monahan, 81;
ton, 90; Mary Ellis, Green, 81; Antonio, H.
JONES' 50; Rivet, Barnes, So; Enchantress,
Rogers, 81; Billy Lincoln, Finnegan, 81;
False Alarm, Monaghan, 80; Pride of the
Pools, Bankrupt s25; Brac-a, Ban 81; Eva
So: field S25. Eva K secured the lead in an
Indifferent start and held it all the way
around to the turn, where they began to even
up. Eva K won half length in front of
Glenham, who was two lengths in front Of
Bankrupt and Rivet, who ran dead heat for
third place. Third money was divided.
Brac-a-Ban fell down between the half and
three-quarter poles without serious injury to
himself or rider Time I:16.
Third race, two miles-The st. Leger, for
three-year-olds, 70 entries, 81 900 added Of
which 5000 to second, 500 to third-Start-
ers: Libretto Hathaway, rs; Montrose,
Libretto was the favorite, Montrose selling
second and Procrastinator third at book
odds of to 1. They got off, Montrose and
Libretto even, Procrastinator a length be-
hind. Montrose started out to set the pace
up the back stretch keeping length i'll front
of Libretto, all running under a pull Pass
ing the grand stand they quickened their
pace, Libretto taking slight lead. Between
the quarter and the turn Montrose and Lib
retto ran side by side like brothers, with Pro-
crastinator three or four lengths behind Be-
fore reaching the three-quarter pole, how
ever, Montrose began to heaG away. Coming
down the stretch Hathaway whipped Libretto
hard, Montrose running along comparatively
easy. The hero of the spring Kentucky
derby won by three lengths, Libretto second
and Procrastinator beaten off. Time, 3:39.
Fourth race, five furlongs, selling purse for
wo-year-olds-Starters: Tudor, A. Coving-
ton, 81; Little Sis, Finnegan, 81; Seamen,
Monahan, go; Ocean Wave, Wormley, 81;
Kermesee, Barnes, 81; Rambler Gerhardy,
80; Della, Steele, n; Golightly, Singleton,
81: Hattie D, Walker, IT; The Crow, Bum.
102. Pools: Kermesee, $50; Tudor, SI2;
field, $50. Kermesee had an easy thing of
this, winning handil Tudor second and Hat
tie D third. Time, LOB.
Fifth race, seven furlongs, purse-Starters:
Jim Douglass, Vanina, 113; Storey, Ger
hardy, 1I3; Ofellus. Green, 90; Panama.
Lewis. 113; Kirklin, w. Jones, 113; Catalina.
Harris, 104; Laftte, Covington, ITO. Pools:
Panama. S25; LATTE. 81; Jim Douglass SO;
Storey, SO; Catalpa, So; field, 81 Jim Doug.
lass secured the best of the break away, but
Lafitte soon took the lead with Panama sec
ond and Ofellus third. 1t remained about
this way almost to the wire, The Crow being
well up to an exciting finish, with Iaftte
first, Catalpa second and Panama third.
Time, 80. RT1